Toggle controlled door operating mechanism for dispensing cabinets



May 1, 1951 A. SHAW v TOGGLE CONTROLLED nooa OPERATING MECHANISM FOR DISPENSING CABINETS Filed Oct. 5, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Roy 4. J/zaw ATTORNEY SHAW TOGGLE CONTROLLED DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM FOR DISPENSING CABINETS Filed Oct. 5, 1947 May 1, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY May 1, 1951 R. A. SHAW.

TOGGLE CONTROLLED DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM FOR DISPENSING CABINETS 3 Sheets-sheaf. 3

Filed Oct. 5, 1947 INVENTOR flay A. Jfim v ATTORNEY i 'atented May 1 1951 TOGGLE CONTROLLED DOOR OPERATING I MECHANISM FOR DISPENSING CABINETS Roy A. Shaw, San Bernardino, Calif.

Application October 3, 1947, Serial N 0. 777,615

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a mechanical distribution mechanism for distributing. or uniformly broadcasting commercial fertilizers, crushed limestone, lime, slag, barley, oats, peas, grass seed, poison bait or anything of like nature, and is an improvement on. my co-pending application, Serial No. 688,814, filed August 7, 1946, for Material Distributor.

The object of the present invention is to produce a compact, trouble free, efiicient distributing mechanism, which is economical inuse and cutting down Waste as the control of the distribution may be efficiently and accurately maintained, and a mechanism easy to operate and positive in action.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved drive in whichthe gearing connection from the power take on of a tractor to the spinner mechanism of the distributor and to the agitation mechanism employed within the hopper of the unit are constructed and assembled in a 'manner to facilitate a balanced cooperative construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved quick action door control which may be readily, manually operated and works instantly to control the feed of the material onto the distributing spinnerjplate.

A further objectof the present invention is the production of an improved spreader stand and attaching bracket by which the device can" be supported when not in use, but also readily attached to the tractor for use as desired, the construction throughout being rugged and strong, suitably welded to insure. satisfactory use in service.

Further objects and advantages are within the scope of this invention such as relate to the arrangement, operation and function of the related elements of the structure, to various details of construction and to combinationsof parts, elements per se, and to economies of manufacture and numerous other features as will be apparent from a consideration of the specification and drawing of a form of the invention, which may be preferred, in which; i

Figure I is a perspectiveview of my distributor shown attached to a tractor;

Figure II is a vertical rear end elevational view of the distributor shown in Figure I;

Figure III is a side elevationalview thereof;

Figure IV is an elevational view, partly in section, of the gearbox and combined spinner plate and agitator shaft mechanism;

Figure V is a perspective view of the detached spinner plate.

Figure V1 is a perspective view of the distrib+ utor stand and attaching frame;

Figure VII is an elevational view taken from the opposite side of the distributor from that illustrated in Figure II;

Figure VIII is an elevational view of my improved toggle door release mechanism-the door in closed position;

Figure IX is a view similar to Figure VIII with the toggle mechanism in position when the door is open;

Figure X is a sectional view taken on the line XX, Figure IX.

Referring to Figure I, a tractor I is illustrated with my improved distributor I2 attached thereto. The distributor consists of a hopper I4, and

as illustrated in this particular embodiment of my invention, the construction throughout is Welded where desirable to form a good solid distributing mechanism; and as shown in Figure 11, the hopper [4 has two discharge funnels l5 and IS, the outlets of which are controlled by doors I! and Ill, the controlling mechanism to be hereinafter more fully set forth.

Primarily, the distributing mechanism includes an articulated drive shaft (see Figure I11), said drive shaft adapted to be coupled with the power take off of the tractor Ill. The shaft 20 includes a pair of universal joints 2| and 22 and a two-part sliding drive shaft joint indicated at 23 and 24. The universal joint 22 adjacent the hopper [4 has a stud shaft 25see Figure IV-- mounted in a pairof bronze sleeve bearings 21 and 28 supported from a triangularly shaped bracket 30 adapted to be welded to the hopper funnels l5 and I6 and form a support for the gear box 32, illustrated in Figures 111 and IV, one of the features of my invention being to provide a type of gear drive which may be mounted in oil for'extremely eflicient operation. Thus, the gear box 32 provided with oil filler contains a pair of spur gears 34 and 35 for right angled transmis sion of power from the horizontal drive shaft 20 to the vertically arranged, articulated combined spinner and agitator drive shaft 38 and 38".

One of the objects of the present invention, as stated supra, is to provide a compact, trouble-' free, rugged mechanism of the character indi cated, and as one embodiment thereof, I-have found it desirable to attach the spur gear 34 to the shaft 25 by a locking key 40 and the use of two Allen set screws 4| and gear 35 to shaft 38 in the same manner. Between the hub of the 3 spur gears 34 and 35 and the end wall of the gear box, I provide bronze thrust washers 43 and 44.

Four bolts 46 in the particular embodiment of my invention, here illustrated, securely fastens the gear box 32 to the bracket or plate 39 which, as stated above, is, in turn, welded to the hopper I4.

At thetop and bottom of the gear box 32, the shaft 38 passes through suitable packing glands 48 and 49 and a similar packing gland 56 s'urrounds the stub shaft 25 as shown in Figure IV.

The spinner plate 52, having the radial vanes 53 is secured by a pair of Allen set screws 54' t9 the lower end of shaft 38 while a plurality of agitator rods 56 are secured to the other end of shaft 38, said rods consisting of the agitator mechanism for stirring the material contained within the hopper I4. Specifically, the agitator mechanism may include as a separate assembly the radial arms 56 and a stub shaft 38 connected by coupling 58 to the shaft 38 and here I also use an Allen set screw 59 to secure the shafts 38 and 38 together.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the power drive shaft 20 is a double universal connectionto the power take off of the tractor and may also slide fore and aft. Moreover, the-gear box 32 and driving mechanism constitute a very satisfactory arrangement and the ramming of the spinner plate 52 on one end'of shaft 38 with the agitating mechanism 56 on the other end has a balancing effect which materially improves the overall operation of my distributing meclranism. is

I have provided a special quick acting'control for the doors I! and I8, which includes a pair of rods 60 pivoted at 6| to the doors, which :in turn are hinged at- 62 to the outside lower edge of the hopper funnels l and 16. The rods 60 extend to the top of the hopper and are provided with operating handles 65 which may be readily reached by the driver in the-seat on the tractor Ill. As illustrated in Figures VIII, IX, X, the upper end of rods 60 pass through htillow tubes 69, which in turn are supported fro'm brackets 67 bolted at 68 to the outside 6f the hopper M. The handle 65 :is screw threaded on to the upper end "of the 36d 69 by a screw threaded hub 69 andif desired, by merely turning the handle 65 the rod 69 will be raised or lowered by reason of this screw threaded connection therewith.

To-provide a quick acting door control, I -prbvide atoggle arrangement which-includes a s'hor-t sleeve adapted tosurround and slide on the upper end of tube 66 as shown-in Figuie IX, and between the short sleeve '19 and thehub '6'9 is located the compressible coil spring 12 compressed into the position shown in Figure VIII when the doors I! "and [8 are closed by the rods 60.

An auxiliary control handle operates a toggle mechanism which permits the -aoors I1 and I8 to be quickly opened or closed asdesired.

Referring to Figure X, this-handle '15':is connected to'a yoke 16 which-has a pair of downwardly extending curved lower'arms Tl pivoted at 18 adjacent the lower end-of tube 66 to the supportingbracket 61. A pair of links 80 are-pivoted at 8| to the collar 10 on one end of 'thelinks, the-other end of links 80 being pivoted .at 8-2 to the side arms or yoke 16. It will be seen from Figures VIII, IX, and X that when the doors are in closed position, illustrated in Figure VIII, the pivots 82 of the toggle linkage are on the left hand of dead center between pivots 8| and 18, the handle 15 being in the uppermost position. When the handle 15 is depressed, it throws the pivots 82 to the right past dead center and the spring 12 being thereby released from compression immediately throws the parts into open "position for the 'doors of the hopper, said open position being illustrated in Figure IX.

In Figure VI, I illustrate a very satisfactory 'welded'spreader stand and connector for readily joining 'the'spreader l2 to the tractor l0. Thus, in this particular embodiment thereof, I provide a'cu'r'ved base band adapted to conform with 'thesize and shape of the spinner plate, the open ends of band 90 having headed thereto, upwardly and rearwardly extending angle irons 9| having their upper ends welded to the cabinet or hopper M "at '91 (see Figure VII) and a pair of pins 92 :so that'thesa'm'e may be readily attached to the lift arms 9-3 (see Figures I and III), the lift arms 93 having 'holes therein to receive the pins 92. The hopper, as illustrated in Figure III. also has a downwardly extending connecting rod 95 pivoted at 96 to the top of the hopper I4 and a chain 96 may be used to further connect the hopper l4 to the tractor l9. Referring to Figure VI, the stand'bas'e 99 h'as welded thereto enlarged side walls and control plates 98-and the'strap 99 connects the opposite ends-of the yoke 90,-as illustrated. It is understood that the upper-ends of the angle irons 9| of the supporting stand 90 are welded to the edges of the hopper l4-as indicated in Figure VII.

It is apparent that within the scope of the invention, modifications and different arrangen;ents maybe made other than -is herein disclosed, and the present disclosure is illustrative merely, the invention comprehending all variations thereof.

What I claim is:

In a dispensing mechanism having a cabinet and outlet door a quick release latch and door operating mechanism including a verticallypositioned door operating rod extending to adjacent the top of the cabinet of said dispenser; a hub attached to said rod; a slidable sleeve on said rod; a compressible coiled spring located between said hub and said sleeve; a supporting bracket; anda'toggle linkage between said sleeve and said supporting bracket arranged in one '.p0 sition to hold saidspringi'n compression'withthe door of said cabinet closed -and when said toggle is moved to its opposite position 'to permit said spring to open said cabinet door.

:ROY 'AJSI-I'AW.

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